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Iran has chosen a new Supreme Leader, the Slain Ayatollah's son, which Taba Hamanai, the 56-year-old hardliner, is a cleric and politician, and he's closely
allied with a powerful Islamic revolutionary guard, which the US designated a terrorist group in 2019.
He's expected to continue his father's hardline stance. President Trump dismissed him as a leader, saying he would be an unacceptable choice. This is the war now in its second week. Escalates says the Pentagon intensifies its attacks on Iran. Israel targeted oil storage facilities in that country, and Iran hit a desalination plan in Bahrain. Another US service member has been killed in this war in Iran,
marking the seventh reported American death of the conflict. The Pentagon says the service member died last night, as NPR's Luke Garrett reports. The US service member died after suffering serious injuries from an Iranian attack on March 1, according to US Central Command. The deadly strike had targeted US troops stationed in Saudi Arabia. The identity of the seventh fallen service member has not been publicly released as the military
contacts relatives. On Saturday, President Trump attended the dignified transfer of the remains
of the first Americans killed in the war. Six Army Reservists killed by an Iranian
drone strike in Kuwait. Trump and other administration officials have repeatedly said they expect more casualties as the US is really conflict with Iran. Gozon. Luke Garrett and PR News, Washington. Six people are in custody in New York, after police say an improvised explosive device was thrown outside the mayor's official residence last night. It happened during an anti-Islam demonstration led by conservative influencer Jake Lang and a counter protest outside greasy
mansion. New York City mayor Zaron Mondami, who's Muslim, was inside the residence at the time there were no reported injuries. Wall Street's on edge as US futures contracts are sharply lower and crude oil passed $100 a barrel. As the war on Iran continues to impact oil production
and shipping. And PR's Maria Espin has more. US investors and consumers are worried about the
surging price of oil after the US and Israel attacked Iran. Companies that rely on oil, including airlines and cruise ships, have seen their shares tumble amid the wider stock market volatility. Meanwhile, inflation-weary consumers are seeing the price of gasoline spike. And if disruptions the oil supply go much longer, the higher cost of shipping and trucking will likely raise prices for goods of all kinds. Investors are also anxious about the underlying
strength of the US economy, especially after a surprisingly bad jobs report showed that employers
“cut 92,000 jobs last month. Key inflation data this week will show us how much more prices are”
increasing, Maria Espin and PR news. The futures are down 896 points you're listening to NPR news. Today thousands of people cross the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma, Alabama commemorating the anniversary of the bloody Sunday when in 1965, Alabama state troopers brutally attacked a peaceful march for voting rights. Troy Public Radio's Alexis Phillips reports organizers are hoping to inspire younger generations of activists. Some of the protests songs from the original
march were sung as participants marched across the bridge. Speakers from the stage remembered civil rights leaders such as Joanne Blan, Bernard Lafeit and the Reverend Jesse Jackson who died last month. A number of younger activists were at the event, including college students Savannah Ashley, part of the group Black voters matter. Voting really changes how the world treats
“us honestly. It changes those in charge of everything, it changes our programs, our initiative,”
it changes everything. A number of speakers also referenced a current Supreme Court case that could significantly alter parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for NPR news on Alexis Phelps in Selma, Alabama. Norwegian police are investigating an explosion outside the US embassy in Oslo, police say they received reports of a loud bang or explosion early this morning. The blast from some kind of incendiary device caused only minor damage to one of the embassy's entrances and no
injuries were reported. US embassies have been placed on high alert in the Middle East over the war on Iran and several have faced attacks as to run his back at industrial and diplomatic targets. I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR news from Washington. This message comes from wise, the app for international people using money around the globe. You can send, spend, and receive an up to 40 currencies with only a few simple taps.
